The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-12-17
Convention Called.

Convention Called.
WARRINGTON, d. c., Dec. 9.-The
following call for the next National
Republican Convention has been
issued by the National Republican
Committee:
TO the Republican Electors Of the
United States:
In accordance with usage and ODE.
dent to the instructions of the Re-
publican National Convention of 1884
a National Convention of delegated
representatives of the Republican
party will be held at the City of Chi
cago, Illinois, on Tuesday the 10Th
day of June, 1888. at II O'Clock noon,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for President and Vice Presi-
dent to be supported at the next Ma
tional election and for the transaction
of such other business as may there
be presented.
Republican electors in the several
States and voters without regard to
past political utilization, difference or
act, who believe in the American
principle of a protective tariff for the
defense and development of home
Industries and the elevation of home
labor who would reduce the nation
al taxes and prevent the accumula-
ton of the surplus in the Treasury
In harmony with this principle; who
were opposed to the attempt now
more openly avowed than ever be-
fore, to establish a policy which
would strike down American labor to
the level of the underpaid and OPP
pressed workers of foreign lands
who favor system of naval and coast
defenses which will enable the Unit
ed States to conduct its international
negotiations with self.respect who
gratefully cherish the defenders of
the country; who condemn and re-
sent the continued and unjust exclus-
ion of rapidly growing territories
which have an indisputable title to
admission into the sisterhood of
States; who are in favor of free
schools and popular education a
free and honest ballot and a fair
count. the protection of every citizen
of the United States in his legal
rights, at home and abroad a foreign
policy that shall extend our trade
and commerce to every land and
cline. and shall properly support the
dignity of the nation and the promo
ton of friendly and harmonious re-
lations and intercourse between all
the States, are cordially invited to
unite under this call in the promotion
of National ticket.
Each State will be entitled to four
delegates at large and for each repre-
sentative at large, two delegates and
each Congressional district. each Ter
ritory and the District of Columbia
to two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chos-
en- by popular State conventions call
ed on not less than twenty days pub
fshed notice. and not less than thirty
days before meeting of the National
Convention. The Congressional dis.
tricts delegates shall be chosen in the
same manner as the nomination of a
member of Congress is made in said
districts. The Territorial delegates
shall be chosen in the same manner
as the nomination of delegates in
Congress is made. The delegates from
the District of Columbia shall be
chosen at a convention constituted of
members elected in primary district
assemblies, held under the call and
direction of the Republican Central
Committee of said District.
An alternate delegate for each del.
egate in the National Convention to
act in case of the absence of the dele
gate shall be elected in the same
manner and at the same time as the
delegate is elected.
ALI notices of the contests must be
fled with the National Committee in
writing, accompanied by printed
statements of the grounds ofcontests
which shall be made public. Prefer.